Interview: Maureen Kennelly Director of The Arts Council
Among the big ticket items announced in Leinster House as part of Budget 2024 was the news that funding of the Arts Council has reached €134 million. That’s serious money, up from an annual €75m in 2019. Why, when there are so many competing needs, are we spending so much money on the arts? Who…
Education Magazine
Voice, Acting, Movement with LIR
The Lir, National Academy of Dramatic Art at Trinity College Dublin offers a number of courses for school leavers. There are two acting programmes, a Foundation Diploma in Acting and Theatre, and a Bachelor in Acting. Alongside this, there is a Bachelor in Stage Management and Technical Theatre. The Foundation Diploma is a 24-week-long programme…
Triumph of Collaboration at Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB
The Further Education and Training Sector Glitters at WorldSkills Ireland in Sep 2023 The Further Education and Training (FET) Sector in Ireland proudly showcased our programmes at the annual WorldSkills Ireland event held in RDS Dublin. This year’s event was significant for the FET Sector as it marked the remarkable collective collaboration of the 16 Education…
Revised HEAR scheme aims to reach more disadvantaged groups
The Higher Education Access Route (HEAR) has completed a review of its effectiveness in targeting those groups who, historically, have not accessed higher education due to socioeconomic barriers and will launch a revised version of the scheme in 2025. Initially rolled out in 2008, HEAR was established in recognition of the obstacles that students from…
DCU researchers reveal commuter clean air app
A new app in development at the Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics at Dublin City University could offer pedestrians and cyclists a 17.87 per cent reduction in pollution exposure, initial tests have shown. The team at DCU used data analysis; refining and supplementing the publicly available Google Air Quality dataset for Dublin; to…
